Building a Kindness Army

The Lowcountry Blessing Box Project is a network of more than 200 anonymous food donation sites with the motto "Leave what you can, take what you need." This is the story of the formation of the Blessing Box Project and the unexpected movement that it created. Anonymously donating food is the perfect vessel for slow but impactful change. If you are interested in starting or growing a similar network of mini-pantries, this is a step-by-step playbook on how we cultivated a group of people determined to increase empathy and feed their fellow community members without judgment.